sat out enjoying afternoon sunshine before pre-flight checks, built 1951 has De Havilland Gipsy Major 10 mk2 engine and served with UK Royal Air Force from 1952 into the 1990's as WK549,

with all engine cowlings removed access is available for maintenence, the De Havilland Gipsy Major 10 MK2 engine runs upsidedown with the crankshaft running above the pistons, "Whisky Foxtrot" or WK549 in military designation was built 1951,

gently climbing out of runway 28LH for a village 'flyover', built 1951 and Chipmunks often operated as trainers,

Showing another use for roadside 'No Parking' cones G-CIIK sits in the early morning sunshine at Breighton, with a chill wind whipping across the airfield

The Delfin, still bearing its original Soviet Air Force marks of 'RED 51' is the somewhat unusual 'gate guardian' at Breighton Airfield

If it wasn't cold enough at Breighton this morning the wind got up (note the flag) and the bright sunshine of a little earlier was gone